No. 3 Miami is 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the ACC after a bye week that produced a one-spot rise in the rankings, positive injury news on defense and a high-profile recruiting visit ahead of Saturday's home game against Florida State.
Injury situation heading into Florida State
Mario Cristobal said Monday on WQAM's Joe Rose Show that EDGE Marquise Lightfoot, CB Xavier Lucas, CB Damari Brown and LB Ezekiel Marcelin are all the way back and fully cleared. This is the healthiest the defense has been since the opener against Stanford.
Right guard Max Buchanan, who started all five games at the position before suffering a left-leg injury against Clemson, remains out for an extended period. "Hopefully, he'll join us later in the year," Cristobal said. Buchanan posted (then deleted) a photo of himself in a hospital bed during the bye week.
Rankings and what is next
AP Poll
The Hurricanes moved to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 released Sunday, receiving 1,594 points and two of 70 first-place votes. Georgia is No. 1 after its 20-17 win at Alabama, Notre Dame is No. 2, Ohio State is No. 4 and Indiana is No. 5.
For the ACC, Wake Forest entered the rankings at No. 21, and SMU remains ranked at No. 24.
Next game
Miami hosts Florida State (3-3, 1-2 ACC) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. The Seminoles are coming off a 44-20 loss at Louisville, where they blew an early lead and continued a long stretch of road struggles.
ProCanes in NFL Week 5
Notable performances through Sunday
- Titans QB Cam Ward completed 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards with no touchdowns and one interception and was sacked four times in a 26-3 home loss to the Houston Texans. On the season, Ward has thrown for 896 yards, with three touchdowns and three interceptions.
- Bills DE Greg Rousseau is second in the NFL with six sacks heading into Monday night's game at the Los Angeles Rams.
- Giants OL Francis Mauigoa started again at right guard in New York's 27-27 tie with the Washington Commanders.
Around the program
- The Hurricanes will host 2028 five-star wide receiver Brysen Wright, the No. 1 overall prospect in the class, for Saturday's Florida State game. This weekend is also shaping up to be one of the biggest recruiting weekends of the year.
- Miami volleyball beat Georgia Tech 3-2 in a five-set match Sunday to extend its win streak to five, improving to 7-8 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. The Hurricanes previously swept NC State and beat Wake Forest and Clemson during the homestand.
- Miami soccer played No. 4 Wake Forest to a 0-0 draw Saturday. The Hurricanes played with 10 players for more than 52 minutes, and goalkeeper Atlee Olofson recorded four saves. Miami is 8-3-2 overall and 3-2-1 in the ACC after the draw.
- Men's basketball opens Nov. 2 against Florida in Tampa at 6 p.m. on ESPN2, then hosts Wagner on Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. on ACC Network. Other announced games include a Dec. 2 home matchup against Alabama at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN and a Dec. 12 neutral-site game against Texas in Houston at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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